They defeated Edge and Christian, earning the right to face them the following week for the championship, which Edge and Christian retained. [87] (Note that the younger brother, Kane, was not revealed to be The Undertaker's half-brother until the following year, April 1998, when Bearer disclosed to the world that he is Kane's father, The Undertaker's mother having had an affair with him. The Undertaker revealed he was left heartbroken after brother Timothy died of a heart attack during WrestleMania 36 filming 2 The wrestler's brother died of a heart attack aged 63 During. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.106), 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. Calaway's niece informed him that her dad died of a heart attack aged 63. [85] Reviving his first Deadman incarnation for that night only, The Undertaker appeared as the "Old West Mortician", donning the trademarked gray wrestling gear accessories (boot spats, tie, gloves), along with a pitch-black entrance with only a white spotlight shined over him, contrasted from the purple/blue semidarkness associated with the rest of his Deadman incarnations. [79], After being buried alive and a following month-long hiatus, The Undertaker returned at the Survivor Series again pitting him against Mankind, but with a unique stipulation: Hanging 6.1m (20ft) above the ring would be Paul Bearer, enclosed in a steel cage. [125] The storyline continued when The Rock cost The Undertaker the Hardcore Championship against Maven on the February 7 episode of SmackDown!. There, he reiterated that his career had been completed, giving an emotional farewell speech which ended in typical Undertaker fashion: "My time has come to let The Undertaker Rest in Peace. [169] The Undertaker and Batista then fought once again in a steel cage match on the May 11 edition of SmackDown! Most of her . [243], On the February 22, 2016, edition of Raw, Vince McMahon placed his son Shane McMahon, who returned to WWE for the first time since 2009, in a Hell in a Cell match at WrestleMania 32 against The Undertaker with the stipulation that if Shane won, he would gain control of Raw. Her uncles are David Calaway, Timothy Calaway, Paul Calaway, and Michael Calaway. [120] The Undertaker then went on to defeat Triple H at WrestleMania X-Seven. PWI Staff. On January 15, 2022, 45th and former United States President Donald Trump used The Undertaker's theme music as part of his "Save America" rally held in Florence, Arizona. The coffin was struck and dismantled by a lightning bolt, revealing a lied out Undertaker who sat up in a fury state and challenged Kane to do battle with him. Undertaker defeated Chris Benoit and Kurt Angle in a triple threat match to become the number-one contender for the renamed WWE Championship and challenged Brock Lesnar for the title at Unforgiven that ended in a double disqualification. For the better part of his career, The Undertaker was observed as a focal point of WWE's flagship annual event, WrestleMania, where he became esteemed for The Streaka series of 21 straight victories. He has four older brothers named David, Michael, Paul, and Timothy (died March 2020, age 63). [109][110], To compensate for his lack of physical activity, Undertaker became increasingly overbearing and vocal, often mouthing off with a weirdness and making sinisterly smart-aleck remarks in promos and on commentary. [230] Following the match, Undertaker was hospitalized with a severe concussion which he suffered in the first minutes of the match. Tim attended school in Houston. This was a, Calaway announced his retirement on June 21, 2020, during the final episode of. Mary Joan . He also won the Royal Rumble match in 2007. [83] Following Survivor Series, The Undertaker briefly turned his attention to The Executioner, who had been interfering in his matches since his arrival. Timothy J. Calaway, 54, Green Bay, died unexpectedly Saturday, June 13, 2015. [135] After defeating Heidenreich in a match at Survivor Series,[140] The Undertaker turned his focus to the WWE Championship once again. [148], On the following edition of SmackDown!, The Undertaker lost to JBL in a number-one contender's match, once again due to interference from Orton, reviving their feud that was put on hiatus. [99], After Survivor Series, The Undertaker returned his attention to his previous feud with Austin for costing him the title at Judgment Day, hitting Austin in the head with a shovel during a title match with The Rock on the November 16 edition of Raw, returning the favor for what happened a month earlier. [97][98] The Undertaker then became the number one contender for the WWF Championship, held by Austin at that point, for a match at SummerSlam. Like a cherished, invaluable artifact". [191] On the April 24 edition of SmackDown, after losing a match against Big Show by knockout with Big Show taking advantage of The Undertaker's battered neck state from his previous WrestleMania encounter, The Undertaker attacked Big Show. [70] Represented now by cool colors, The Undertaker replaced details of his wrestling gear that were previously colored gray with purple, and effected scenes with blue/purple semidarkness. [48] Approximately one minute into the match, The Undertaker eliminated Koko B. Ware with his finisher, the Tombstone Piledriver. For 30 long years Ive made that slow walk to this ring and have laid people to rest time and time again. 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[263] On the March 2, 2020, edition of Raw while Styles was facing Aleister Black, he [Styles] taunted The Undertaker. [358] His subsequent match with Goldberg at Super ShowDown in June 2019 was also widely pilloried, with Bryan Rose of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter calling it "sad more than anything". [20][21][22][23], Calaway began training under Buzz Sawyer in late 1986;[5][24] he disliked Sawyer, who reportedly lacked commitment and provided a limited education. [51] During his early years, The Undertaker took to a post-match ritual of placing his defeated opponents (almost always jobbers) in a body bag and carrying them backstage. On the February 21 edition of Raw, The Undertaker returned, but before he could speak, Triple H also returned and confronted him. He is also known for pairing with his in-storyline half-brother Kane, with whom he had alternatively feuded and teamed off and on with as the Brothers of Destruction from 1997 through 2020. [151] The Undertaker returned on SmackDown! In this manner, he expressed his desires to take over the World Wrestling Federation, displacing its owner, Mr. McMahon. would not surface until his first reincarnation into what was his rebirthed Deadman variation, lasting from SummerSlam 94' (resurrection from a death angle with Yokozuna) through Buried Alive: In Your House (The Undertaker buried alive by Mankind and numerous other WWF heel wrestlers). [187] At the same time, The Undertaker was engaged in a short feud with Jeff Hardy, who interfered during his match with Vladimir Kozlov on the November 7 edition of SmackDown. [127] As a result, Undertaker assaulted his son David Flair. [171], During his rehabilitation, Henry bragged about his assault on The Undertaker, until vignettes began playing that promoted The Undertaker's return. It stands as the highest-rated segment in Raw history. The Undertaker then went on to defeat Big Show in a casket match at Survivor Series and again in a steel cage match by submission on the December 5 edition of SmackDown to end their feud. At WrestleMania, after Elias confronted Cena and was beaten down, The Undertaker's hat and coat appeared in the center of the ringwhere he had left them the previous yearand was struck by lightning. He married third wife, former wrestler Michelle McCool, on June 26, 2010. In addition, she has two half-siblings, named: Kaia Faith Calaway, a younger sister, and Gunner Vincent Calaway, an older brother. [257], At Super Show-Down in Australia on October 6, The Undertaker faced Triple H in a no disqualification match billed as the "Last Time Ever"; they were accompanied by Kane and Shawn Michaels, respectively. [54] The Undertaker would later suffer his first losses in the WWF to The Ultimate Warrior, including in a first ever body bag challenge, a casket match, and (at house show) standard pin-fall match. It was also at this event that a notorious shoot incident (non-kayfabe) befell The Undertaker: a pyrotechnics malfunction momentarily engulfed him in flames up to three times during his ring entrance. He appeared under his American Badass gimmick, confronting LA Knight and seemingly giving his approval to Bray Wyatt. During the match, Yokozuna sealed The Undertaker in the casket with the assistance of a multitude of heel wrestlers (some of them Whippleman-managed) hired by Yokozuna's vindictive managers Jim Cornette and Mr. Fuji, which was in retaliation for Bearer's casket match stipulation that he snuck into their Royal Rumble match contract. After a hiatus (which included wrestling two matches on Raw), he returned to SmackDown on May 28, defeating Rey Mysterio to qualify for a spot at the Fatal 4-Way pay-per-view to compete for the World Heavyweight title. In October 1990, Calaway signed with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), set to portray the "brainchild" of McMahon that he had assigned to him, originally entitled Kane the Undertaker[40] ("Kane" later added on to "The Undertaker" moniker by the time of his arrival at the urgings of Bruce Prichard, who had always desired a Cain and Abel effect for his character). 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. [55] The feud was, however, cut short after the Warrior's suspension and ongoing issues with Vince McMahon. Dolores; siblings and their spouses, Lin and Jorge Del Alamo(and daughter, Angela's), Kathy and Tim Vanden Heuvel, Gary Calaway, Chris Calaway and his girlfriend, Kat . Timothy was born in Houston, Texas to Frank and Betty Catherine on November 14, 1956. [123] In transitioning his "American Badass" biker identity into a heel, The Undertaker eventually cut his long hair short and went by the nickname "Big Evil". [41] However, most of The Undertaker's Deadman character development (sleeve tattoos, longer/straightened/black hair, purple/blue color representation, elements of thunder and lightning, etc.) He married Diane Clark in May of 1998 in Bastrop, Texas. [368], In the 1990s, Calaway started a backstage "posse" called the Bone Street Krew which consisted of some of his best friends and fellow wrestlers Yokozuna, Savio Vega, Charles Wright, The Godwinns, and Rikishi. Topping that off, Mankind introduced multitudes of thumbtacks scattered across the ring canvas but was back body dropped on them, and subsequently chokeslammed onto them before The Undertaker won the match with his Tombstone Piledriver. [149] At SummerSlam, Orton defeated The Undertaker in a WrestleMania rematch. [231] In a December 2014 interview, Vince McMahon confirmed that it was his final decision to have Lesnar end The Streak and that The Undertaker was initially shocked at the decision. Their face turn was solidified on the February 29 edition of Superstars when Roberts confronted The Undertaker on the Funeral Parlor set over the matter (aired on Saturday Night's Main Event XXX). Mark Calaway | Early Life, Family, And Education Early Life And Family Mark was born on March 24, 1965, as Mark William Calaway. [259], On April 8, 2019, edition of Raw, the night after WrestleMania 35the first WrestleMania in 19 years without his involvementThe Undertaker made his next appearance, interrupting and attacking Elias during one of his musical performances. The Undertaker, however, had vanished amid a cloud of smoke once the casket lid was opened. "[334], Most famed for his Deadman Undertaker identity in particular, the role won Calaway the Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards for Best Gimmick a record-setting 5 years in a row (19901994). ", "Pruett's Blog Flashback: The Undertaker's Streak Series Part Three - The American Bad Ass Years & The Deadman's Return - WrestleMania XVII - WrestleMania XX", "The Undertaker vs. Bray Wyatt: Keeping Deadman off TV Makes Match More Effective", "Historical Dictionary of Wrestling - Page 306", "The Undertaker vs. British Bulldog WWE Championship Match: Nov. 30, 1991", "William Moody, 58, Pro Wrestling's Paul Bearer, Dies", "America Under Construction: Boundaries and Identities in Popculture", "WWE WrestleMania 34: The Undertaker Vs. [95] Finally, The Undertaker turned heel the next night on Raw for the first time since 1992, reconciling with Bearer and claiming that he and Bearer would unleash their "Ministry of Darkness" on the WWF. In defense, Undertaker responded that Kane, a "pyromaniac", had been the one to set the fire and, as a result, could not have possibly even survived. He has held the WWF World Title on four separate occasions, first at the Survivor Series (1991) (dubbed "Hulk Hogan's Gravest Challenge"), from then champion, Hulk Hogan. The first was during the Royal Rumble when The Undertaker's bells tolled, distracting Kane and allowing Booker T to eliminate him. [66] Several weeks later, Undertaker suffered a serious orbital bone injury when King Mabel unintentionally struck him in the eye with his fist during a house show, forcing The Undertaker into a period of absence for surgery. There, Bearer presented The Undertaker hard at work carpentering Yokozuna what would eventually become a "double wide, double deep casket" custom-built for Yokozuna's immensely overweight size. In the last episode of Undertaker: The Last Ride, The Undertaker bid goodbye to the world of pro wrestling and retired from the industry at Survivor Series 2020, saying: "My time has come to let The Undertaker rest in peace.". "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.130), Learn how and when to remove these template messages, Learn how and when to remove this template message, The Undertaker's only disqualification win at WrestleMania, they faced each other in a Hell in a Cell match, Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences. 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. "Wrestling's historical cards", p. 8990. that also ended in a draw when both men's feet touched the floor at the same time. [51] Histrionic, wailing and ghostly in character, Bearer complemented The Undertaker and was almost always seen bearing an urn which he raised in the air to transmit supernatural healing powers to The Undertaker; this typically resulted in The Undertaker recovering from attacks and counterattacking his adversaries. Near the end of the match, Paul Bearer seemed about to assist Kane by handing him a steel chair to hit The Undertaker with, but as Kane had his back turned, both Bearer and The Undertaker hit Kane with chair shots. [351], A 12-minute match between The Undertaker and Stone Cold Steve Austin drew a 9.5 rating on June 28, 1999. [87] In late 1997 at In Your House Badd Blood, Bearer unleashed a vengeful Kane: the fire-personified, juggernaut half-brother of The Undertaker, who was fit with a mask to conceal the scarring from The Undertaker's arson. [7][26] He was accompanied to the ring by Percival "Percy" Pringle III, who would later serve as his manager in the WWF as Paul Bearer. The Undertaker lost the match after interference from Michaels. [82] The two then clashed in the Royal Rumble match itself as they made it to the final moments of the match, but both were eliminated by Stone Cold Steve Austin, who had crept back into the match after his elimination was unseen. The Undertaker attempted to marry Stephanie before sacrificing her in an eldritch ceremony conducted by Paul Bearer, but Austin was able to rescue her. [6][27] Two myths have circulated regarding Calaway's beginnings in the industry, the first being that he made his in-ring debut in 1984,[5] and the second being that he was trained by former WCCW colleague Don Jardine (aka The Spoiler). [52] He continued picking up victories in squash matches leading up to his first feud in the WWF with "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka. [8] Later on that November, he confirmed that he was "officially retired" in an interview. The storyline intensified as the two tried to get into the head of one another with dark mind game tactics and use of caskets, leading to a handicap casket match at No Mercy, in which The Undertaker lost to Randy and his father "Cowboy" Bob Orton. . As part of the then new storyline angle, The Undertaker admitted that he had indeed intentionally set the fire that killed his parents and scarred Kane, for which he had previously blamed on Kane. Over the years, the WWE Universe has gotten familiar with The Undertaker and his relationship with former WWE star and wife, Michelle McCool. He avoided competing in wrestling matches in the following weeks, instead overbearingly ordering Big Show to fight his battles and do all his dirty deeds. The Undertaker won the match by striking Khali with steel stairs and finishing him with a chokeslam. 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Does Mark Calaway have a brother? Among subtle details left over from his biker identity were his in-ring MMA style between his stances, strikes, and submissions; penchant to sporadically lower his tank top for a barechested appearance; celebrating victories with an arm-raised fist; etc. [94] The Undertaker's final encounter with Michaels during this chapter of his career was in a casket match for the WWF Championship at the Royal Rumble. [44][45] He made his overall WWF debut on a November 19, 1990, taping of WWF Superstars quickly defeating his very first opponent, Mario Mancini, in a singles match[46] (this match was filmed three days prior to The Undertaker's televised debut at the November 22 Survivor Series, but did not air on television until December 15, 1990). [280] As his induction, Calaway made a 137-minute speech that opened with a 10-minute, emotional standing ovation from the live audience, bringing Calaway to tears. [236], At Battleground in July, Undertaker made his return by attacking Brock Lesnar as Lesnar was on the verge of defeating Seth Rollins during his WWE World Heavyweight Championship match, which caused the match to end in a disqualification win for Lesnar. All the siblings lived a happy life. [168] Undertaker faced Batista in a rematch at Backlash, this time in a Last Man Standing match. He married Diane Clark in May of 1998 in Bastrop, Texas. [133] This match resulted in a feud with McMahon, culminating at Survivor Series where The Undertaker lost a Buried Alive match against McMahon when Kane interfered. [370] A dog lover, Calaway and his ex-wife Sara established The Zeus Compton Calaway Save the Animals Fund at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences to help pay for lifesaving treatments for large-breed dogs. Timothy J. Calaway, 54, Green Bay, died unexpectedly Saturday, June 13, 2015. In response, The Undertaker cut promos of ominous warning against Styles in which for the first time in years, he broke from the Deadman gimmick by presenting as himself out of character. At In Your House 12: It's Time, The Undertaker defeated The Executioner in an Armageddon Rules match even with Mankind heavily involved throughout the entire encounter. [114] In stark contrast to his horror-themed and fully fictional Deadman persona, Calaway's Badass persona was only semifictional with traits and features adopted from who he is out of characterhence, why he desired to transform The Undertaker. [190][194] Their encounter was highly acclaimed by critics and audiences alike and is considered by many to be one of the greatest WrestleMania matches of all time. 2. The match resulted in The Undertaker sealing Henry in the casket, winning the match and extending his streak to 140 at WrestleMania. Among the many ways this was showcased was The Undertaker's maneuver of raising up from a taken down supine position into a high Fowler's position, dubbed "the sit-up" (often accompanied by his sharp hissing sound). After WrestleMania X, Ted DiBiase introduced an Undertaker back to the WWF. in early December to haunt Orton and set up a Hell in a Cell match at Armageddon. [264] The following night on Raw, Styles challenged The Undertaker to a match at WrestleMania 36. Mark Calaway brother: For years on end, WWE fans believed that Undertaker (Mark Calaway) and Kane (Glenn Jacobs) were actual half-brothers. Apart from that, in the final episode, Mark Calaway announced his retirement. In the weeks leading up to Rock Bottom, The Undertaker attempted to embalm Austin alive, tried to have Kane committed to a mental asylum, and had his druids chain Austin to an immense structure of his Undertaker crucifix-like logo (which took the appearance of a capital T combined X) before having that structure lifted up on high into the air. 3 (See section 11 of 53)", "Match Listing And Artwork For WWE's The Attitude Era DVD & Blu-ray", "WATCH: When WWE Legend the Undertaker Crucified Cold Steve Austin in a Chilling Segment", "Undertaker attempts to embalm Stone Cold Steve Austin: This Week in WWE History, Dec. 8, 2016", "Backlash: Austin wins, Stephanie abducted", "The Higher Power of The Corporate Ministry is revealed", "The Higher Power: How Vince and Undertaker Formed the Corporate Ministry", "Pro wrestling's Wolfpac is tighter than ever", "Undertaker, Royal Rumble, Vickie Guerrero and more", "The Evolution of The Undertaker's 'American Badass' Character in WWE", "20 YRS AGO: WWE RAW REPORT (8-14-2000): The Rock, Angle, Stephanie, Triple H, Shane, Hardys, Lita, Undertaker, Trish, Guerrero, X-Pac", "Why WWE Changed The Undertaker Into A Biker (Then Switched Him Back)", "The Undertaker: Master of Pain (see page 21 and 22)", "The Infamous Kiss My A** Club of WWE Chairman Vince McMahon", "WWE Hell in a Cell Preview: The History Of The Undertaker Vs. Kane Feud (section 6 of 9)", "How Triple H, Undertaker, Shawn Michaels Crafted Epic 4-Year WrestleMania Saga", "The Undertaker: The greatest moments in The Deadman's Hall of Fame career", "WILLIAM 'PAUL BEARER' MOODY PASSES AWAY", "INDUCTION: THE ORTONS VS. Bearer later verified this with DNA test results). [218] Later in 2012, The Undertaker appeared on the 1000th episode of Raw on July 23 to help Kane, who had been confronted by Jinder Mahal, Curt Hawkins, Tyler Reks, Hunico, Camacho and Drew McIntyre. Shortly before SummerSlam and after much speculation, The Undertaker finally disclosed that he and his half-brother were working together. [292][293][294] Portrayed as miraculously resilient to destruction,[295] The Undertaker yielded numerous resurrections,[14] which sometimes gave way to reincarnations of his Deadman gimmick. The song continued to play out for 30 seconds following the attack ad against Biden, ending just short of Trump making his entrance. [303][304], The Undertaker took to many trademarked idiosyncrasies and themes, including a stylized throat-slashing gesture,[305] grimacing facial expressions fit with eyeballs rolled back so that only the whites of his eyes displayed,[306] backwards hair-whips so as to expose his ominous facial expressions,[307] fixed stares on adversaries,[306] protruding tongue displays, jolting of his head with a fury so that it faced the direction of his antagonists,[308] his celebratory take-the-knee pose,[309] sonorous vocalizations,[310] collectively labeling his fanbase as "Creatures of the Night",[311] voice of God-like promos in which things were interrupted with dimmed lights and thunder while The Undertaker's communications were heard booming throughout the arena with no physical trace of him;[312] messages filled with death threats of a deeply posthumous insight into impending corpse decomposition, maggot feasting, unsouling and so on.
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